Non-refillable bottle



(No Model.)

E. 0. BOWNE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 606,507. Pate nted June 28,1898.

WITNESSES /N VENTOH A TTOHNEYJ' tle may be employed for purposes otherthan Jersey, have invented certain new and useful tle, and in thearrangements and combinalUNiinn EUREKA crowns, or TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,507, dated June 28,1898.

Application filed October 20, 1397.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUREKA O. BoWNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of NewImprovements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in ,the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The object of this invention is primarily to prevent a bottle, and moreparticularly a glass bottle, from being filled and used a second timeafter having been once filled and used, to reduce the cost ofconstruction of such a bottle, to facilitate the work of removing orsevering the top or open extremity of the bottle, to secure a moreperfect severance or removal of said extremity, so that the botfor whichit is first used, and to secure other advantages and results, some ofwhich may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the descriptionof the working parts.

Theinvention consists in theimproved nonrefillable bottle, in thecutting device for removing the top or open upper end of said bottionsof parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter setforth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views, Figure 1 isa central vertical section-taken through the neck or upper end of thebottle and the device contained therein; and Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection taken at line 00, Fig. 1.

In said drawings, I-I indicates the neck or upper end of thebottle,which is made, preferably, of cylindrical shape and ofconsiderable length, so as to permit of the bottle retaining acontracted mouth or neck of sufficient length for the usual bottlepurposes after the removal of the upper portion thereof.

At the top or upper extremity of the bottle is fitted a metallic cap orupper bearing-plate G,which is centrally perforated, as indicated SerialNo. 655,793. (No model.)

with a pair of cutting-arms M M, projecting "from opposite sides of theshank J in the same vertical plane, and at a point considerably higherup a pair of guiding-arms K K project from opposite sides of the shank,but in a plane at right angles to the plane of the said cutting-arms MM. These cutting-arms and guiding-arms are preferably arrangedoppositely in their relations to the shank J, as indicated in Fig. 2,the guiding-arms K K being turned upwardly through a limited angle andthe cutting-arms M M being turned or extended downwardly, forming at thelower end of the tubular shank a V-shaped aperture. Allsaid arms arepreferably longitudinally tapering, being made thickest at the base andsmall at the outward extremities to secure the necessary rigidity andstrength requisite when the device is turned, as hereinafter de scribed.

While I have shown two guiding-arms and two cutting-arms, I do not wishto be limited to that number, it being evident thata greater numbermight be used without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention.

Ahorizontal groove L is formed on the interior of the vertical walls ofthe neck of the bottle, and the said guiding-arms KK are arranged atsuch a point on the shank J that the extremities of said arms enter thesaid groove. This groove serves as a guideway for the arms K, wherebythe cutting-arms are caused to travel over a regular course within thebottleneck in a horizontal plane, so that when the eut is given and theupper part of the bottle severed fromfthe body thereof, as will beherinafter described, the fracture will be smooth and regular and in aplane at right angles to the central vertical axis of the bottle. Thegroove also serves to prevent the removal of the severing device, theupward bend or turn in the arms K cooperating with the. said groove toprevent withdrawal, as will be understood, it being seen that the saidarms K will permit a slight flexion when the device is forced inward,but will resist removal, should the withdrawal be attempted.

At the extremities of the cutting-arms M M are formed knives, which maybe sharp points integral with the arms and given cutting capacity bybeing hardened, or the points may be applied parts of steel, diamond, orother material capable of serving the purpose. Both the cutting-arms M Mand the guidingarms K K may be cast upon the shank J, integraltherewith, or may be soldered or otherwise attached thereto in anysuitable manner.

Extending longitudinally through the chamber in the shank J is arrangedthe shank j G of a spreader A, said shank being provided at its upperextremity with a thumb-piece A. Beneath the said thumb-piece A the saidshank G is provided with screw-threads B, adapted to enter the femalescrew-thread of the centrally-bored finger-piece I, before referred to.The shank 0 extends down through the hollow tubular shank J, and at itslower extremity is provided with a conical foot or spreader D, theinclined sides of which form a greater acute angle with the longitudinalaxis of the bottle than the angle formed with said axis by the undersurface of the cutting-arms.

The said foot D engages the outward extremities of the arms M, and whenthe spread ing-foot is elevated by turning the male screw-thread withinthe'female screw-thread in its relation to the part I the arms M areforced into contact with the side walls of the neck of the bottle, saidarms being constructed to permit a slight flexion for this purpose.

The spreader under some conditions may be provided with a spiral wire E,which pro,- jects downward from the under surface there of at itscenter, which spiral wire may serve as a corkscrew for the removal ofthe plug or cork F, arranged within the neck of the bottle beneath thesevering device; but this said corkscrew may be dispensed with withoutdeparting from the essentials of this device.

Beneath the severing device the neck of the bottle is provided With theplug or cork F, which serves to retain the liquid within the bottle, butaccess to this cork can be obtained only after the severing of the upperpart of the bottle and the removal of the severing device.

In operating the device, the parts being arranged substantially asdescribed, I simply I raise the spreader D by turning the thumbpiece Aand force the spreading-foot into engagement with the under side of thearms M, causing the cutting extremities of the latter to enter intocontact with the glass. The

thumb-piece I is then turned and the cuttingpoints, which describe acircle within the bottle-neck, scratch or cut the glass of the neck, sothat the upper portion can be readily to scratch or cut the inner wallsthereof, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with the bottle having the impermeable plug F, and abearing-plate G, of a severing device, comprising cuttingarms adapted tobe turned in said plate and a spreader adapted to be brought intospreading engagement with said cutting-arms to force the cutting-pointsinto forcible engagement with the side walls of the bottle,substantially as set forth.

4. A severing device for bottles, comprising a plate G, adapted toprovide bearings for the cutter, a cutter arranged and adapted to beturned in said plate, said cutter having arms provided with cuttingpoints and a spreader adapted to engage said arms to press theextremities of the same against the side walls of the bottle,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the hollow shank J, having a finger-piece I, andarms M, extending downwardly, and a spreader comprising a shank O,finger-piece A, and a foot 1), said foot being arranged beneath saidarms M, and being adapted to be raised into contact with the arms M, toforce the same against the sides of the bottle, substantially as setforth.

6, The severing device herein described, comprising the tubular shank J,the fingerpiece I, having a threaded central opening, arms M, M, forminga V-shaped aperture at the lower end of the device, and a spreadercomprising a shank 0, having threads to engage those of the finger-pieceI, a finger-piece A,'an d a foot D, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with the bottle having a groove formed horizontallyin' the inner walls thereof, of a plate G, provided at its center with aperforation g, in which the severing device has its bearings, a hollowshank, J, having a finger-piece I, arms K, arranged in said groove, armsM, provided with cutting-points, and a spreader comprising thefinger-piece A, shank O, and foot D, all arranged and operating,substantially as set forth. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this9th day of October, 1897.

EUREKA G. BOWNE. Witnesses:

O. F. BROWN, H. V. OSBORNE.

